Here, you can find names and descriptions of the various missionaries and organizations around the country that Covenant supports, as well as information about the national missions agency of the PCA.

Stephen Atkinson (Christian Witness to Israel)

Stephen Atkinson is the Director of Ministry at Christian Witness to Israel (CWI) for North America. Reverend Atkinson moved from Northern Ireland in June 2012 to develop and promote the work of CWI in North America. Prior to his work with CWI, Stephen was a pastor for 18 years. 

Christian Witness to Israel (CWI) is a U.K.-based ministry that "exists to reach Jewish people with the gospel and teach the church its debt and responsibility to bring the gospel back to those who brought it to us, namely the Jewish people." For more information about Stephen or CWI, visit cwina.org.

Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)

Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) is a campus ministry that reaches college students from all backgrounds with the hope of Jesus Christ. They invite students into authentic relationships and the study of God’s Word. Through the ministry of RUF, students discover the love of Christ, find their significance in God’s redemptive story, and engage in the life of His church. The campus minister for the University of Arkansas location is Austin Royal.

Austin grew up in Macon, Georgia and attended undergrad at the University of Georgia where he studied Communication. He is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia where he received a Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in counseling. Before moving to Fayetteville he served as the RUF campus minister at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee for four years. He and his wife Anna Caroline have a daughter named Linley.

You can find out more information about RUF here.

Mission to North America (MNA)

MNA provides expertise with excellence to all PCA churches, presbyteries and networks in North America by offering a suite of practical ministry resources — training, equipping, and assisting in missional purpose, serving communities to advance God’s kingdom.You can find out more about its mission and efforts to support church planting and vitality at pcamna.org/